Comments on: Cost Discrepancies in Veterinarian Services: Are you Shopping Around? http://www.frugalconfessions.com/uncategorized/cost-discrepancies-in-veterinarian-services-are-you-shopping-around.php Living in Frugal Decadence Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:34:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frugal Confessions http://www.frugalconfessions.com/uncategorized/cost-discrepancies-in-veterinarian-services-are-you-shopping-around.php/comment-page-1#comment-1249 Frugal Confessions Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:02:18 +0000 http://www.frugalconfessions.com/?p=354#comment-1249 [...] After checking with several veterinarians, I found that SNAP’s wellness clinic was about half of the price. Danny Boy was neutered (the poor man), tested for feline leukemia, given a set of vaccines that included rabies, feline distemper and feline leukemia, pain medication to take home with us, a dose of Frontline, a Capstar, and we purchased non-scoopable litter while his wound heals. Lyla was given an office exam (chub-chub is 1.5 pounds over weight!), rabies/distemper/feline leukemia vaccination, a Frontline dosage, and a Capstar which almost immediately kills all fleas and other things on your pets. We also left with 3 months worth of Frontline doses for the two of them. [...] [...] After checking with several veterinarians, I found that SNAP’s wellness clinic was about half of the price. Danny Boy was neutered (the poor man), tested for feline leukemia, given a set of vaccines that included rabies, feline distemper and feline leukemia, pain medication to take home with us, a dose of Frontline, a Capstar, and we purchased non-scoopable litter while his wound heals. Lyla was given an office exam (chub-chub is 1.5 pounds over weight!), rabies/distemper/feline leukemia vaccination, a Frontline dosage, and a Capstar which almost immediately kills all fleas and other things on your pets. We also left with 3 months worth of Frontline doses for the two of them. [...]

]]> By: Crystal http://www.frugalconfessions.com/uncategorized/cost-discrepancies-in-veterinarian-services-are-you-shopping-around.php/comment-page-1#comment-515 Crystal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:39:07 +0000 http://www.frugalconfessions.com/?p=354#comment-515 Oh yeah...we shopped around to find our vet since we were just out of college and broke when we got our Dachshund mutt 5 years ago. Most places were charging a minimum of $75 a visit. Fairbanks Animal Clinic came up the lowest in our area and we've used them ever since. When we got a Black Lab a couple of years ago, they charged $150 less to spay her than the other 5 places I called. Thankfully, they are close to my job so it's still pretty convenient even though we've moved. I haven't priced out vets since then, but based on conversations with other dog owners, Fairbanks is still earning my business. I was amazed at what most places wanted to charge! Oh yeah…we shopped around to find our vet since we were just out of college and broke when we got our Dachshund mutt 5 years ago. Most places were charging a minimum of $75 a visit. Fairbanks Animal Clinic came up the lowest in our area and we’ve used them ever since. When we got a Black Lab a couple of years ago, they charged $150 less to spay her than the other 5 places I called. Thankfully, they are close to my job so it’s still pretty convenient even though we’ve moved.

I haven’t priced out vets since then, but based on conversations with other dog owners, Fairbanks is still earning my business. I was amazed at what most places wanted to charge!

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